Gas pipes
As a homeowner, you understand the importance of maintaining your home. You take care of the window frames, the roofing and the central heating system, but it is important not to forget the pipes hidden in the walls and beneath the floor. Gas pipes are a crucial part of your home, even if you cannot always see them.
What is this about?
Since 1986, installing steel gas pipes has been prohibited in the Netherlands. If your home was built before 1986, it may very well have steel gas pipes. Steel pipes may eventually begin rusting and leaking, which can cause problems. This is to be avoided, of course. It is therefore a good idea to have your gas pipes checked by a recognised installation company. This is not only important for you as an owner; it is also important for the safety of your environment.
What to do?
You rent your home
Your landlord is responsible for the maintenance of your home. Contact your landlord if you have any questions. Rental via WoonFriesland, Elkien of Vesteda These landlords have informed the local authority that the pipes are regularly checked or have previously been (fully or partly) replaced.
You are a home owner
Homeowners are always responsible for the condition of their own property, including the pipework in their home. Owners are therefore responsible for their own safety, and the safety of their surroundings.
- Want to know if the gas pipes in your home are safe? If so, we recommend you have the pipework checked by a recognised installation company. Are you going to insulate your home? If you are having your home insulated, you should always check that the gas pipe can still be reached afterwards. Making changes to the walls or floor of your home may make the steel pipes rust faster following the insulation process.
- Are the gas pipes always dry, in sight and above ground? In that case, they are unlikely to have rusted. Was your home built after 1986? If so, you need not worry: steel gas pipes were probably not used. Doubts? If in doubt, seek advice from a recognised installation company.
Questions and Answers
Steel gas pipes in the Aldlân district
On 1 July 2022, the Leeuwarder Courant newspaper carried an article about the possibility of rusty gas pipes in Aldlân. An installer found rusted steel gas pipes at a number of homes in the district. The municipality subsequently informed residents of the district through resident letters, newsletters and information evenings about steel gas pipes in homes and about the urgent advice to have them checked by a recognised installer. The municipality did this in consultation with the Fryslân Safety Region and the Aldlân district panel.
Random check
The local authority conducted a random check of homes in Aldlân in autumn 2022. We found steel pipes in 13 of of those 25 addresses. Three homes had slightly rusted pipes and required maintenance by a recognised installer.
Do you have any questions, or is there any information you want to pass on to the local authority?
Send an email to gasleidingen@leeuwarden.nl. Also if you want to report the condition of steel gas pipes in your home.
Have you already had the gas pipes in your home checked by a recognised installation company?
If so, we would like to receive this information or the installation company’s inspection report. Send an email to gasleidingen@leeuwarden.nl. Do you have photos? If you have any photos, please enclose them. Also note your name, address and phone number. We will not use this information for any other purposes.
What is done with your information?
This information gives us an idea of the magnitude of the problem. It also allows us to provide homeowners with accurate information and solid advice.
What is this about?
Since 1986, installing steel gas pipes has been prohibited in the Netherlands. If your home was built before 1986, it may very well have steel gas pipes. Steel pipes may eventually begin rusting and leaking, which can cause problems. This is to be avoided, of course. It is therefore a good idea to have your gas pipes checked by a recognised installation company. This is not only important for you as an owner; it is also important for the safety of your environment.
What to do?
You rent your home
Your landlord is responsible for the maintenance of your home. Contact your landlord if you have any questions. Rental via WoonFriesland, Elkien of Vesteda These landlords have informed the local authority that the pipes are regularly checked or have previously been (fully or partly) replaced.
You are a home owner
Homeowners are always responsible for the condition of their own property, including the pipework in their home. Owners are therefore responsible for their own safety, and the safety of their surroundings.
- Want to know if the gas pipes in your home are safe? If so, we recommend you have the pipework checked by a recognised installation company. Are you going to insulate your home? If you are having your home insulated, you should always check that the gas pipe can still be reached afterwards. Making changes to the walls or floor of your home may make the steel pipes rust faster following the insulation process.
- Are the gas pipes always dry, in sight and above ground? In that case, they are unlikely to have rusted. Was your home built after 1986? If so, you need not worry: steel gas pipes were probably not used. Doubts? If in doubt, seek advice from a recognised installation company.
Questions and Answers
Steel gas pipes in the Aldlân district
On 1 July 2022, the Leeuwarder Courant newspaper carried an article about the possibility of rusty gas pipes in Aldlân. An installer found rusted steel gas pipes at a number of homes in the district. The municipality subsequently informed residents of the district through resident letters, newsletters and information evenings about steel gas pipes in homes and about the urgent advice to have them checked by a recognised installer. The municipality did this in consultation with the Fryslân Safety Region and the Aldlân district panel.
Random check
The local authority conducted a random check of homes in Aldlân in autumn 2022. We found steel pipes in 13 of of those 25 addresses. Three homes had slightly rusted pipes and required maintenance by a recognised installer.
Do you have any questions, or is there any information you want to pass on to the local authority?
Send an email to gasleidingen@leeuwarden.nl. Also if you want to report the condition of steel gas pipes in your home.
Have you already had the gas pipes in your home checked by a recognised installation company?
If so, we would like to receive this information or the installation company’s inspection report. Send an email to gasleidingen@leeuwarden.nl. Do you have photos? If you have any photos, please enclose them. Also note your name, address and phone number. We will not use this information for any other purposes.
What is done with your information?
This information gives us an idea of the magnitude of the problem. It also allows us to provide homeowners with accurate information and solid advice.